Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering is among the best engineering colleges in this league. At least their students tend to boast about it. It has a remarkable infrastructure and an enormous library to complement it. This college is affiliated with Anna University and provides terrific placement opportunities in South India. However, according to the students, every college has its own pros and cons.

• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering has an immensely great alumni network in the country.
• It is a liberal college compared to other engineering colleges. They are rather flexible with the rules.
• SVCE’s infrastructure for marine, mechanical and automobile is considered as one of the finest in the state.
• The faculty at SVCE is highly qualified. They are cooperative as well as supportive.
• The college is not encouraging when it comes to hosting inter-college cultural and technical fests.
• Embracing diversity is ideal but the college has strict rules that prevent them from doing so.
• The opportunities held by students here are terrific but regrettably many are unaware of it.

Categories	SVCE
Course Fee	1.2 - 5.91 lakh
Placement Percentage	84%
Highest CTC	10-15 LPA
Average CTC	5-6 LPA
Recruiting Companies	Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Amazon, Infosys, etc.

SVCE is a highly reputed college and flaunting it is the biggest asset to its students. It is an ideal place if you are considering higher studies. Academics evolves with time which prepares you for the outer world. The syllabus is framed in a way that enhances your skills and abilities for the best of your growth.

The decision to opt for SVCE is entirely yours to make.

Both Sri Sairam and Sri Venkateswara are highly esteemed engineering colleges. According to my sister, studying at Sri Sairam Engineering College, their quality of education is better.

• The faculty here gives more preference to practical knowledge than theoretical knowledge.
• The infrastructure is quite decent and placement opportunities are impressive.
• This college has strict rules and regulations and violations of which would leave you in a difficult position.
• Mobile phones are not allowed and no leaves are given.
• Boys and girls are prohibited from speaking to each other.
• For any violation of rules, you would have to pay a penalty fee.
• This college encourages less socialization and more focus on academics.
• Hostel life can get boring at certain points.

Categories	Sri Sairam	Sri Venkateswara
Course Fee	2 lakh	3.31 lakh
Highest CTC	24 LPA	25 LPA
Average CTC	7.5 LPA	8-9 LPA
Recruiting Companies	Zoho, TCS, Amazon, Infosys, etc.	EY, TCS, Accenture, Capgemini, etc.

Sri Venkateswara has less rules. They encourage extracurricular activities and act as a platform for the students to enhance their skills. The college is affiliated with Anna University and is liberal compared to other colleges.

According to my friends studying there, it is a liberal college that allows its students to balance their academics as well as their leisure time.

• The college is responsible for organizing a number of extra-curriculums and activities in various clubs.
• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering provides for students an environment that helps in enhancing their skills and using them to the best of their abilities.
• The minimum attendance requirement is 80% under an autonomous stream.
• Attendance below that would require a medical certificate to excuse yourself from the authorities.

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering is flexible regarding its rules. Overall, college life here can be amazing.

VIT Chennai is a Deemed University and ranked 13 among the engineering category in India by NIRF 2017. It also provides scholarships to the top 2000 students of the VITEEE entrance exam.

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) is affiliated under Anna University, Chennai. It has a student strength of 3911 students.

CSE involves computer programming, networking, computation, algorithms, programming languages, program design, computer software and hardware.

Categories	VIT Chennai	SVCE
Entrance Exam	VITEEE	TNEA
Cut Off	33000	920-3086
Course Fee	1,98,000	65,000

Basic Admission Requirements

• The candidates must have secured 50-60% marks in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.
• The final selection will be based on the entrance exam score.

Placements

The table given below shows the placement statistics of both institutions:

Categories	VIT Chennai	SVCE
Placement Percentage	100%	96.2%
Highest CTC	39 LPA	22 LPA
Average CTC	6.05 LPA	4.7 LPA

Recruiting Companies - The following are the top recruiting companies participating in the college placement program.

• VIT Chennai - TCS, Wipro, Infosys, L&T, Microsoft, Phillips, HP, Bosch, Accenture, Deloitte, Bank of America, Mu Sigma, PWC, etc.
• Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering - Google, Saint Gobain, Mu Sigma, L&T, Infosys, TCS, Accenture, HCL, Dell, McKinsey, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, EY, Capgemini, etc.

Future Scope of CSE

Students graduating with a CSE degree can work as System Database Administrator, Computer Programmer, Engineering Support Specialist, Data Warehouse Analyst, System Designer, Software Developer, Software Engineer, Lecturer or Professor, Computer Operator and Research Analyst.

VIT Chennai is definitely a better college to study CSE in. It has a record of 100% placement. It holds the Limca Book of Records in Campus Recruitment. More than 100 top notch companies participated in the placement process.

Shri Venkateswara University (SVU) offers civil engineering with an intake of 40 students. The department of civil engineering so far has awarded 42 Ph.D. and 352 MTech degrees. More than 60% of the students obtain MTech admissions in IISC and IITs in various civil engineering disciplines every year. 

Admission details:

• Candidates who have passed 10+2 with a minimum of 45% marks with physics and maths as compulsory subjects are eligible to apply for the Btech program. 
• Admissions will be based on the TNEA exam. 

Course Highlights:

Course duration	Four years
Course fee	INR 65,000
Entrance exam	TNEA
Cutoff	8524-8524

Scholarships:

The college offers various scholarships to students under different categories. They are as follows:

• Management Scholarship - Based on Merit
• Management Scholarship - Based on Sports Performance
• Intramural Research Funding

Placements:

The placement department at SVU helps the students in all aspects of landing a secured job. Around 140 companies visited the campus in 2019-20. 

Placement rate	96.2%
Highest package	INR 25 LPA
Average package	INR 4.7 LPA

The major recruiters are EY, McKinsey, Amazon, L&T, RAMCO, Technip, etc. 

SVU campus is well equipped with all the necessary facilities like canteen, library, sports, transport, hostel, medical center and an Information Management System (IMS). The campus is wifi enabled.

Overall, it’s one of the best colleges in South India. Most of the students after graduating from this college are well-settled in the profession of their choice.

RMK Engineering College ranks 155 for BTech in the engineering category in India by NIRF 2020. It is affiliated with Anna University and approved by AICTE.

Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (SVCE) is ranked 176 for BTech by NIRF 2020. It is affiliated with Anna University, Chennai. It has a student strength of 3911 students. 

Admission Requirements 

• Candidates should have 50% in their 10+2 qualifying exam with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are compulsory.
• Final selection will be based on the entrance exam score.

The table given below shows a brief overview of the institutes:

Categories	RMK Engineering College	SVCE
Cut Off	1476-9809 (TNEA)	920-9475 (TNEA)
Course Fee	55,000	65,000
Placement Percentage	70-80%	96.2%
Highest CTC	6 LPA	22 LPA
Average CTC	3.5 LPA	4.7 LPA

Placements 

RMK Engineering College 

• 58 companies participated in the placement program.

• 512 students registered for the placement and out of which 415 were placed.

• The top recruiting companies include TCS, Wipro, Infosys, The Bank of New York, Johnson Controls, L&T, etc.

SVCE

• 140 companies participated in the placement program.
• The median salary package offered is 4.3 LPA.
• Entrepreneurship development programs are conducted.
• The top recruiting companies include Google, Saint Gobain, Mu Sigma, L&T, Infosys, TCS, Accenture, HCL, Dell, McKinsey, Deloitte, Morgan Stanley, EY, Capgemini, etc.

Highlights 

RMK Engineering College 

• With a campus area of 60 acres, the college has 3 hostels for boys and 3 for girls.
• The college provides 80 busses for ease of transportation.
• They include the hostel kitchen, gymnasium, and a dining hall accommodating more than 1000 students.
• A 24-hour healthcare facility is also available.

SVCE

• The college has a collection of more than 12312 books, 42000 volumes, 85 national, 81 international, and 128 online journals.
• They also organize sports events in their sporting grounds.
• There are separate boys and girls hostels including a canteen.
• The campus is wifi enabled.
• For the transport facility, 20 busses provided the students and the staff.

SVCE unlike RMK Engineering College has a better placement percentage and is also offered better salary packages by the visiting companies. But it ultimately depends on the students and their preferences of location, affordability, environment, and the subjects offered by the college. Both colleges are reputed among both students and professionals.